BY GODWIN OBI Less than 24 hours after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the outgoing Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo, is dead. He reportedly died at about 11pm on Tuesday at the age of 63. Though theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI There was pandemonium among residents of the Kuje prison area in Abuja on Tuesday evening after explosions and gunshots were heard from the direction of the correctional centre. The details of what transpired were unclear as of Wednesday morning. The police are yet to issue a formalContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBIThe Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki has expressed worries over the domination of the nation’s maritime sector by foreign shipowners, saying this was having negative economic impact on the country and the sub-region.Saraki remarked that most of the maritime transportation was conducted by foreign shipowners,Continue Reading
–Stakeholders Commend LTT, LCM for always putting Services, ahead of financial consideration BY GODWIN OBI Maritime industry stakeholders in Apapa have seized the opportunity offered by the International Day of Seafarers (IDASEA) not only to celebrate and motivate but also to enhance bonding, towards boosting workers’ productivity. Nigeria’s foremost dredgers,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Guinea Bissau President, Umaro Embalo is the new Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government for the next one year. He was elected at Sunday’s Accra Summit to succeed Ghana’s Nana Akufo-Addo, who held the position for almost two years. Embalo who was recentlyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Police have arrested three members of Eiye confraternity for forcefully initiating a young girl into their cult group. The spokesman for the Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement on Sunday. He explained that the trio of Daniel NjokuContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted 22 blocks of heroin weighing 23.55kilograms concealed in packs of Nestle Cerelac baby food at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. In a statement on Sunday, the NDLEA explained that the consignment with aContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA says effective from 2023, dredging of the Calabar Port is non-negotiable with over 70 vessels received in the facility in the last six months despite the limitations of the draft channels. NPA Managing Director, Mohammed Bello Koko made this known during aContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Police have arrested the pastor of The Whole Bible deliverance Church, Anifowose David, for allegedly kidnapping of about 50 persons including children in Ondo town of Ondo State, South-West Nigeria. He was arrested following complaints made by some parents at the Ondo Town Divisional Station of theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare in Kankara Local Government area of Katsina state, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara ‘mni’ has directed all village and ward heads in his domain to ensure all eligible persons have registered and obtained their permanent voter’s card PVC. The Traditional rulerContinue Reading